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just out of harvard law school. whatever. [laughter] >> at my rate. >> he lost me at harvard. >> am i right? >> yeah. you didn't get in either? [laughter] >> as i was saying, you know, he could certainly appreciate the similar upbringing in that respect. but this is -- i harkin back to the same point. i think that local politics urban politics at the city to me are the center of democracy. truly a great amount of opportunity available there and, you know, i would love to hear other people's comments on that. that's the importance of governance. >> thank you. >> moderator: i guess i'll pose one question to you and i can tell we have people ready to ask questions already. but i was, you know, one of the things that you often hear me less -- social media. we heard earlier today one of the experts at the social media sites are the village squares for civil discourse. i was curious to hear from both of you how yourself using social media and technology, you know, campaigning not also to relate in contact with constituents? >> yeah
just out of harvard law school. whatever. [laughter] >> at my rate. >> he lost me at harvard. >> am i right? >> yeah. you didn't get in either? [laughter] >> as i was saying, you know, he could certainly appreciate the similar upbringing in that respect. but this is -- i harkin back to the same point. i think that local politics urban politics at the city to me are the center of democracy. truly a great amount of opportunity available there and, you know, i would...
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school produce more law students. faster than united states, or better, worse. [laughter] commercialize the media and dynamic. and interest group policy all kind of interest groups. none of them existed in 1989. in china. so this provide stabilizing force for peace and transition but party need to transform itself before it too late. yet the series of discussion, lectures, among social groups talk about the legitimacy of tiny spark of how this can have the how it is possible. [inaudible] so that's the very important lesson. this critical moment the china experience. this conjunction of history. so in a way your question, you know, the leadership, the confidence. in many ways they also sense in a moment of the full ability. but it's unclear whether they will really transform the party because it's very coming in the, you either change it for of tim and. are you change with issues, different life. you should also, again, all these issues, plus china's economy, we haven't talked about, slow down. that was result of the p
school produce more law students. faster than united states, or better, worse. [laughter] commercialize the media and dynamic. and interest group policy all kind of interest groups. none of them existed in 1989. in china. so this provide stabilizing force for peace and transition but party need to transform itself before it too late. yet the series of discussion, lectures, among social groups talk about the legitimacy of tiny spark of how this can have the how it is possible. [inaudible] so...
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but you cannot have a law against that. this is free speech. people have the right to be stupid and say outrageous things. one thing -- one of the reasons i became an american, it's because, again, let me use this as a secularist and use that language, because of what i would call my secular bible which is the bill of rights and the constitution, the federalist papers and everything authored by jefferson, lincoln, all these great guys. it's because the constitution, and i want the american president and every american official to remind the people of this constitution every day and to remind the egyptians and the pakistanis and anybody who doesn't like it, this is our constitution. take it or leave it. live with it. [applause] let me tell you another thing. if you pile the books and the articles that were written against islam in the last 1400 years in europe written by europeans, you would end up with a middle-sized pyramid. [laughter] that did not prevent them -- that fact did not prevent islam from being in the last few decades and generatio
but you cannot have a law against that. this is free speech. people have the right to be stupid and say outrageous things. one thing -- one of the reasons i became an american, it's because, again, let me use this as a secularist and use that language, because of what i would call my secular bible which is the bill of rights and the constitution, the federalist papers and everything authored by jefferson, lincoln, all these great guys. it's because the constitution, and i want the american...
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to determine the fraud laws that drives the guidelines. and one of the things that fdasia did was direct a sense, u.s. sentencing commission to do a review of the sentencing guidelines, regarding counterfeit drug offenses. so i think we may see some increases there. there may be some enhancements that were not there before. so i'm not sure if -- >> it does indeed. thank you so much. why don't we open it up. we will go here and maybe -- is there another one somewhere? >> the hi. dr. rogers. there's been, there's been at least one federal case that both oci and doj where part of, we say, that recently concluded with guilty pleas were a drug pedigrees were involved in some way. i'm referring here to the lab in your cargo theft a few years ago, and then it was reintroduced into the legitimate supply chain. and at least one person, two people actually pled guilty to that, recently sentenced. i'm hoping now that that is concluded if you could come and give us an idea how important that pedigree was, if at all in the investigation, prosecuting an
to determine the fraud laws that drives the guidelines. and one of the things that fdasia did was direct a sense, u.s. sentencing commission to do a review of the sentencing guidelines, regarding counterfeit drug offenses. so i think we may see some increases there. there may be some enhancements that were not there before. so i'm not sure if -- >> it does indeed. thank you so much. why don't we open it up. we will go here and maybe -- is there another one somewhere? >> the hi. dr....
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the country only has several thousand but each year china's law school, and students. [laughter] >> closure like the media dynamic and interest group policies and interest groups. none of them existed in 1989 in thailand. these provide a stabilizing force for peace and a party needs to transform itself before too late. there is a serious discussion in social groups talking about the legitimacy of chinese economic policy. how this happened. how it could be possible. nine members or even higher. the position would never stop. that is very important critical moment china experienced in that conjunction of history. in a way the answer of your question is does leadership and confidence in many ways they also stand at the ability domestically but it is unclear whether they will really transform the party because it is a very complicated process. you need to change the verdict and deal with ethnic issues and you should also again all these kinds of issues and china's economy we haven't talked about, slow down. this is a result of the political bob black but on further review
the country only has several thousand but each year china's law school, and students. [laughter] >> closure like the media dynamic and interest group policies and interest groups. none of them existed in 1989 in thailand. these provide a stabilizing force for peace and a party needs to transform itself before too late. there is a serious discussion in social groups talking about the legitimacy of chinese economic policy. how this happened. how it could be possible. nine members or even...
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in part because the laws our policy. we spent an awful lot of time, effort and money after world war ii creating an international system, economic system in particular to stimulate the growth in the rest of the world. so, this is the success of the policy of several decades that has made us relatively less strong in terms of disposable cash and disposable incentives to get to the behavior that we want to see. militarily, we surely are as strong as we have ever been, but we live in a world that has a number of nuclear powers and we still live in the world before 1957 that had not. so, other than us. you know, to me it hardly even seems worth debating this is a different world. >> i was told we have to debate. [inaudible] the decline is the wrong word. i think the world is getting more crowded. they are growing faster and in economic terms the u.s. will have the west shared wealth for the years ahead but there isn't a country by the way that is as jessica said that is a story of american success. it's for 60 years of promo
in part because the laws our policy. we spent an awful lot of time, effort and money after world war ii creating an international system, economic system in particular to stimulate the growth in the rest of the world. so, this is the success of the policy of several decades that has made us relatively less strong in terms of disposable cash and disposable incentives to get to the behavior that we want to see. militarily, we surely are as strong as we have ever been, but we live in a world that...
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think of those as kind of medium to large law firms. again, all of us -- well, we all producing the same kind of document. if you were out in a private sector law firm you still have to submit the same pleading to a judge, but we produce them in different ways. some people use word. some people use more robust tools to do that. we rely on other legislative branch agencies to provide input into all of that. and the problem is that there is not that cohesive architecture. and the structure of the house makes it hard to a required that of the folks actually producing the data. we are trying to. i think it is folks that are leading by example. as we bring on line some other tools, i think you're going to see efforts to try and bring committees along to try and provide that kind of meeting data or other kinds of data that would be helpful. but sort of right here where we are right now, that is one of the things that we don't do particularly well. the other thing, this is just by nature of the institution that when things reach a critical sta
think of those as kind of medium to large law firms. again, all of us -- well, we all producing the same kind of document. if you were out in a private sector law firm you still have to submit the same pleading to a judge, but we produce them in different ways. some people use word. some people use more robust tools to do that. we rely on other legislative branch agencies to provide input into all of that. and the problem is that there is not that cohesive architecture. and the structure of the...
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both laws are flawed in my view. i want your feedback because we all know that 80% of our medical issues are tied to personal behavior to if i'm a smoker, if i drink, my recovery rates or readmission rates are higher for somebody whoa gets up and drinks a green tea and eats oatmeal. there's a difference. hospitals and providers, if i was a provider, and i knew i was going to be penalized, i would profile to see what your lifestyle is like. if it didn't suit healthy lifestyles, i only want to treat the healthy people. >> host: thank you, john, does that come into play in the massachusetts law? >> guest: well, not really. i mean, the -- one of the concerns was that insurers or health care providers could pick and choose their patients, and that's why they said everybody has to have insurance so everybody has access to care. it won't work if we can pick and choose. that's the basis of the individual mandate. just a couple of notes on what john was saying. about personal behavior, yesterday i did an article for "the bost
both laws are flawed in my view. i want your feedback because we all know that 80% of our medical issues are tied to personal behavior to if i'm a smoker, if i drink, my recovery rates or readmission rates are higher for somebody whoa gets up and drinks a green tea and eats oatmeal. there's a difference. hospitals and providers, if i was a provider, and i knew i was going to be penalized, i would profile to see what your lifestyle is like. if it didn't suit healthy lifestyles, i only want to...
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how the law helps this. a fundamental dissidents within the application of the law. how can we use that to assist us? >> at think one of the things that you're pointing to is the way in which women's health and reproductive health our friend as different from the rest of health care. >> exactly. >> that is disconcerting that even from advocates of women's health care access we hear so much about this is an issue that should be important to women and women should vote on this and be concerned about this.
how the law helps this. a fundamental dissidents within the application of the law. how can we use that to assist us? >> at think one of the things that you're pointing to is the way in which women's health and reproductive health our friend as different from the rest of health care. >> exactly. >> that is disconcerting that even from advocates of women's health care access we hear so much about this is an issue that should be important to women and women should vote on this...
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do we today in our law and our culture give enough credit to that refunding? >> you think of the great moments in our history. we talk about of course the revolution, certainly the constitution that we celebrate now, 225 years. it was all coming apart and the country as we know today is reshaped after the civil war. the constitutional law what would it look like if there were no 14th amendment to the states. there is so much that goes beyond the war. i tell my clerks we have to go to gettysburg. this isn't just about pulling these little threads out of what we do every day about journalism and original was on and we argue it is much bigger than that. i see some people here who argue before the court. i'm not once thought the people who came here did not understand that what we did is larger than who we are that we would engage in enterprise to preserve something that is truly great. dewey agree? no more than the agree, no more than nason and hamilton agreed. but do we say they do not want it to work? no. that's the beauty of the, the people. we agree that we s
do we today in our law and our culture give enough credit to that refunding? >> you think of the great moments in our history. we talk about of course the revolution, certainly the constitution that we celebrate now, 225 years. it was all coming apart and the country as we know today is reshaped after the civil war. the constitutional law what would it look like if there were no 14th amendment to the states. there is so much that goes beyond the war. i tell my clerks we have to go to...
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law, economics and public policy at the yale law school. he also happens to be aei's chairman of our council economic advisors. george was supposed to be coming down from laguardia. he was at laguardia today. his plane got canceled. they were saying there were technical different consults as they often do on the shuttle. aei was a hotbed of deregulatory research in '70s and '80s that led to airline deregulation. looks like we have a lot of work we still have to do. so but it is good to have george even if just over a teleconference. joining us is jeff eisenach. he served as senior positions at u.s. fred trillion trade commission and office of management and budget. adjunct professor at the george mason university school of law. he is also visiting scholar here at aei, recently added to our roster. jeff, good to have you here. we're joined and pleased to note randy picker. randy currently teaches classes in antitrust law and network industries among other disciplines at university of chicago law school. coauthor of the book, game theory and
law, economics and public policy at the yale law school. he also happens to be aei's chairman of our council economic advisors. george was supposed to be coming down from laguardia. he was at laguardia today. his plane got canceled. they were saying there were technical different consults as they often do on the shuttle. aei was a hotbed of deregulatory research in '70s and '80s that led to airline deregulation. looks like we have a lot of work we still have to do. so but it is good to have...
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and the law school. he received his jd from yale and served as the yale law journal. after clerking for steven briar when he was judge of the u.s. court of appeal for the first circuit he joined the faculty of yale in 1985. professor amar is the coed or -- of the constitutional decision making and the author of several other books including the "constitution and criminal procedure" "bill of rights." most recently" america's unwritten constitution" the honorable clarence thomas has served as justice of the supreme court of the united states for nearly 21 years. he attended conception seminary and received an a. b. from the college the the holy cross. the j.d. from yale law school. and serves as the assistant attorney general of missouri from 1974 to 1977. and legislative assistant to senator john to 192079 '81. he served as the assistant secretary of the civil rights in the u.s. department of education, and chairman of the u.s. equal opportunity commission from 1982 to 1990. he became a judge of the u.s.
and the law school. he received his jd from yale and served as the yale law journal. after clerking for steven briar when he was judge of the u.s. court of appeal for the first circuit he joined the faculty of yale in 1985. professor amar is the coed or -- of the constitutional decision making and the author of several other books including the "constitution and criminal procedure" "bill of rights." most recently" america's unwritten constitution" the honorable...
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i really don't care what you think of either of those laws on the merits. what we do know is that president bush was able to run in 2004 not only as the leader of the war on terrorism, but also a republican who could, in fact, work with democrats to pass what was described as significant domestic legislation that addressed problems of education and medical care. mitch mcconnell, the leader of the senate republican party, has told us repeatedly that his primary priority is defeating barack obama in 2012, and it is readily understandable why he does not wish to emulate senator kennedy and, thus, enable obama's re-election. indeed, one could also say that newt gingrich made a mighty contribution to reelecting bill clinton in 1996 by giving him a welfare bill that, perhaps, he was surprised to discover that clinton would sign. now, it may be that the weakness of senator dole's candidacy would have doomed him regardless, but certainly in many ways the election was over. the evening that kennedy embraced so-called welfare reform, um, and the republican legislatio
i really don't care what you think of either of those laws on the merits. what we do know is that president bush was able to run in 2004 not only as the leader of the war on terrorism, but also a republican who could, in fact, work with democrats to pass what was described as significant domestic legislation that addressed problems of education and medical care. mitch mcconnell, the leader of the senate republican party, has told us repeatedly that his primary priority is defeating barack obama...
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they said no to the climate change law. the groups are told and the list goes on and on and we move forward. some of the most powerful solutions come from the government and also grassroots, the people power. notte from paris or moscow or beijing. finally, i learned quickly that post partisan way of governing is the most effective way. if it believes it can only use the ideas of the right and the left, you would never be able to move forward. you would never go and be successful. we saw that in california and other states and we have seen the post partisanship all over the world. here in the u.s. we hope we will bring the most brilliant ideas and solutions to the forefront the matter what the ideology is behind it. that is our mission. we will research with all of the brain power that we can muster and produce solutions that can be used only for the state but all over the world. this isn't just an idea institute although we will research the best ideas with this is an action institute to protect and export the californian d
they said no to the climate change law. the groups are told and the list goes on and on and we move forward. some of the most powerful solutions come from the government and also grassroots, the people power. notte from paris or moscow or beijing. finally, i learned quickly that post partisan way of governing is the most effective way. if it believes it can only use the ideas of the right and the left, you would never be able to move forward. you would never go and be successful. we saw that in...
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keeping in touch, constantly consulting and working on issues and we've decided to do that with admiral law cleared out in honolulu also to keep the tempo of our activities so that the defense department leadership to make decisions effectively and quickly about the asia-pacific region. i am conducting a defense department wide management review to support assess and implement all of those rebalanced initiatives. we are watching every dollar, every ship and a free plane to make sure that we execute our rebalancing effectively. so, in conclusion, we are not just talking the talk we are walking the walk even in a period of fiscal austerity we can and will invest in a continued military presence and engagement for the asia-pacific region for all the reasons and in all of the ways i outlined today. for each of our strategic initiatives we have had to make careful investment decisions and we the costs and measure benefits. we are investing in the new capabilities we need for the future and to do so we have to let go of the and needed capabilities and make difficult calls on the underperforming p
keeping in touch, constantly consulting and working on issues and we've decided to do that with admiral law cleared out in honolulu also to keep the tempo of our activities so that the defense department leadership to make decisions effectively and quickly about the asia-pacific region. i am conducting a defense department wide management review to support assess and implement all of those rebalanced initiatives. we are watching every dollar, every ship and a free plane to make sure that we...